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Business segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of results for each of the Company's business segments | The results of these segments for the three years ended September 30, 2016 are shown below (in thousands).
| Year ended September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Health Services | $ | 1,298,304 |  |  | $ | 1,109,238 |  |  | $ | 906,650 |
U.S. Federal Services | 591,728 |  |  | 502,484 |  |  | 341,840 |
Human Services | 513,328 |  |  | 488,099 |  |  | 452,422 |
Total | $ | 2,403,360 |  |  | $ | 2,099,821 |  |  | $ | 1,700,912 |
Gross Profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Health Services | $ | 292,181 |  |  | $ | 254,108 |  |  | $ | 213,728 |
U.S. Federal Services | 138,168 |  |  | 118,646 |  |  | 110,793 |
Human Services | 131,842 |  |  | 139,963 |  |  | 127,602 |
Total | $ | 562,191 |  |  | $ | 512,717 |  |  | $ | 452,123 |
Selling, general and administrative expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Health Services | $ | 107,155 |  |  | $ | 99,815 |  |  | $ | 98,172 |
U.S. Federal Services | 74,792 |  |  | 59,252 |  |  | 47,695 |
Human Services | 84,157 |  |  | 79,719 |  |  | 74,444 |
Other | 2,155 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 614 |
Total | $ | 268,259 |  |  | $ | 238,792 |  |  | $ | 220,925 |
Operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Health Services | $ | 185,026 |  |  | $ | 154,293 |  |  | $ | 115,556 |
U.S. Federal Services | 63,376 |  |  | 59,394 |  |  | 63,098 |
Human Services | 47,685 |  |  | 60,244 |  |  | 53,158 |
Amortization of intangible assets | (13,377 | ) |  | (9,348 | ) |  | (5,890 | )
Acquisition-related expenses | (832 | ) |  | (4,745 | ) |  | — |
Gain on sale of a business | 6,880 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | (2,155 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (614 | )
Total | $ | 286,603 |  |  | $ | 259,832 |  |  | $ | 225,308 |
Operating income as a percentage of revenue: |  |  |  |  |
Health Services | 14.3 | % |  | 13.9 | % |  | 12.7 | %
U.S. Federal Services | 10.7 | % |  | 11.8 | % |  | 18.5 | %
Human Services | 9.3 | % |  | 12.3 | % |  | 11.7 | %
Total | 11.9 | % |  | 12.4 | % |  | 13.2 | %
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Health Services | $ | 31,916 |  |  | $ | 27,694 |  |  | $ | 23,994 |
U.S. Federal Services | 9,953 |  |  | 10,363 |  |  | 9,557 |
Human Services | 16,535 |  |  | 8,792 |  |  | 9,227 |
Total | $ | 58,404 |  |  | $ | 46,849 |  |  | $ | 42,778 |
Schedule of distribution of revenues | Our revenue was distributed as follows (in thousands):
| Year ended September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
United States | $ | 1,721,261 |  |  | $ | 1,559,769 |  |  | $ | 1,306,026 |
United Kingdom | 384,649 |  |  | 267,702 |  |  | 128,363 |
Australia | 200,539 |  |  | 178,167 |  |  | 170,727 |
Rest of World | 96,911 |  |  | 94,183 |  |  | 95,796 |
Total | $ | 2,403,360 |  |  | $ | 2,099,821 |  |  | $ | 1,700,912 |
Schedule of identifiable assets by segment | Identifiable assets for the segments are shown below (in thousands):
| Year Ended September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015
Health Services | $ | 543,361 |  |  | $ | 482,560 |
U.S. Federal Services | 440,006 |  |  | 441,521 |
Human Services | 153,141 |  |  | 186,406 |
Corporate/Other | 212,311 |  |  | 161,071 |
Total | $ | 1,348,819 |  |  | $ | 1,271,558 |
Schedule of distribution of total long-lived assets, consisting of property and equipment, capitalized software costs and deferred compensation plan assets | Our long-lived assets, consisting of property and equipment, capitalized software costs and deferred compensation plan assets, were distributed as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015
United States | $ | 118,751 |  |  | $ | 120,130 |
Australia | 38,852 |  |  | 33,591 |
Canada | 16,209 |  |  | 19,720 |
United Kingdom | 11,086 |  |  | 16,141 |
Rest of World | 117 |  |  | 41 |
Total | $ | 185,015 |  |  | $ | 189,623 |

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